I'm a little apprehensive about the pitch: "... than any single human being should ever have?" When last I checked, there is no formal ceiling to monetary acquisition, nor is there any sensible rationale for introducing such a ceiling, nor even can one justifiably allege that, were sensible rationale enacted for the Greater Good, that we could make predictions about what such a ceiling would look like by which to measure the results of our Noble Enterprise. I did not wish to discuss the Game offhand as being simplistic or demoralizing, since I know that Our Medium enables us to simulate experiences which most people never have, and the function of most simulations is to create sympathy rather than to satirize, for which a simulation would be entirely unnecessary. As such, judging by the pitch alone, I must say that I'm not quite "sold" on the premise. It feels very symptomatic of this vague contempt and self-entitlement that people have about Wealth, which is honestly pretty old more than 200 years after Hegel. I would love to better understand how people live when they are either more fortunate or more successful than I am, because it enables me to experience their joy as my own, thereby feeling that I am part of a Greater Whole which is embodied in that Role Model. While the chosen subject has of course been criticized for avaricious policies, his business is responsible for sustaining both my physical and mental health, and I will always remember Amazon.com, primarily, as an unassuming Online Bookstore, for which I'm sure we can all agree that the niche demanded to be filled. I want to honour that legacy; perhaps that is why I would sooner read the numerous books I've had purchased online than to play your Game. [Shrugs.]
The way I see it, you're a really good troll or a really big idiot and whichever it is the scale is kind of impressive but in the worst way. This comment feels like that moment when I first heard about the big Tour de France pile up, and I didn't yet know whether the perpetrator has done it on purpose to make a statement or was just that thoughtless...but either way the sheer magnitude of the fuck up would've been praise worthy if it wasn't painful and embarrassing to even look at.
Imagine thinking this is a remotely interesting, informative, or funny take, then not reading the lines in game explicitly acknowledging this point, and then in a master stroke of liberal brainworms going to post your so-called point on the internet.
"Sure, sure. It's also true that no billionaire just sits on a giant pile of cash; most of Bezos' wealth is abstracted into stocks, investments, and so forth.
But that's not the scope of this simulation. This simulation is about spending all of Jeff Bezos' fucking money."
The game itself says about that. They don't think net worth = money you can spend, it's literally just a game where you get to think IF you could just spend stocks like money.
I really should thank you, your biased game about how capitalism is evil and the world should adopt socialism convinced me to create an account just to post it. Does capitalism have flaws? Yes, most definitely, Is Bezos a good person? Probably not. However, is doing a straw man a logical argument that will convince people? Yeah no.
Honestly, I don't get being pissed enough to make a game like this about it especially when we all know you would not do any of this and would instead revel in your newfound wealth
maybe you should head over to the doc and get your head checked, if you really wanna pretend like you don't get what I'm saying you're either being an idiot on purpose or just brain dead.
sure pal, you would totally give it all away. I'm not saying i would continue to run a sweat shop like Jeff, but you can improve quality of life for your workers without giving away all of your money. to pretend like you would do that is ridiculous.
because once you're that rich you begin to want more, plenty of people said the same things you guys are saying and a soon as they get that chance its always the same, whether from uncovered greed or fear for your life (a good person is always a threat to the elites) you would fold.
i literally just wouldn't though? like im reluctant to use "im just built different" as a legitimate argument but thats honestly all i need to make your entire point fall apart. id do the right thing because i have free will and money isnt black magic that makes you a bad person, it's a social construct that bad people abuse.
on one hand, while you are right in that abundant wealth creates a desire for more obscene wealth, this is basing off the assumption you watched your own money grow. this simulator is if you (your ego, personality, and morals) are inhabiting jeff bezos' body. meaning you still hold the values from before you were jeff bezos. meaning, you dont actually hold any feelings towards his obscene wealth. and if you knew that this was temporary, and that you would eventually go back to your own body, what would you do? id undoubtedly spend all his money. i still like my life, as poor as i may be, and i hate jeff bezos, the piece of shit he is.
hey dickweed, money makes you want more money, not to mention that a good person being a billionaire is a threat to the high society, you wouldn't do what you pretend you would, be it because of greed or fear. grow the fuck up.
You're getting a lot of downvotes for someone acting like he knows what he's talking about, lol. YOU wouldn't do anything good with a lot of money because YOU'RE the greedy, cowardly one, and you're projecting those traits onto me. Grow the fuck up.
i wish i could agree that many down-votes would mean I'm wrong, but you've seen how stupid groups of people can be. Anyways, now that the conversation is back to you and me, not all of those faceless no ones, you do also know that almost all of the money Jeff Bezos has isn't liquidated right? he invests it right back into his companies. Another fun point is that even if you arent rich you have plenty to donate at almost every level of American and European society, pretending like its the riches fault is a pansy ass excuse and you fucking know it. So, if you have a response that actually means something (like proof that you donate to charities, that you don't make enough to donate because you have a family) instead of just saying "No, iM noT gREeDy, YoU baD!! me gOoD!!" then feel free too speak up, but if all you have to bring to the table is insults and excuses then quite frankly I'm done talking to you.
wow, one down vote and your at even for your upvotes, it seems like as much as people disagree with me, only one was willing to take your side on this one. maybe because you didn't make any actual fucking points?
fr tho, this was sick and it made me feel sick, I've never had a text based adventure game ever make me feel anything other than boredom, fuckin kudos bro.
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That's Mr. Bezos to you.
"Because you are white and wealthy, the law works differently for you." this is the most realistic game ive ever played in my life
I'm a little apprehensive about the pitch: "... than any single human being should ever have?" When last I checked, there is no formal ceiling to monetary acquisition, nor is there any sensible rationale for introducing such a ceiling, nor even can one justifiably allege that, were sensible rationale enacted for the Greater Good, that we could make predictions about what such a ceiling would look like by which to measure the results of our Noble Enterprise. I did not wish to discuss the Game offhand as being simplistic or demoralizing, since I know that Our Medium enables us to simulate experiences which most people never have, and the function of most simulations is to create sympathy rather than to satirize, for which a simulation would be entirely unnecessary. As such, judging by the pitch alone, I must say that I'm not quite "sold" on the premise. It feels very symptomatic of this vague contempt and self-entitlement that people have about Wealth, which is honestly pretty old more than 200 years after Hegel. I would love to better understand how people live when they are either more fortunate or more successful than I am, because it enables me to experience their joy as my own, thereby feeling that I am part of a Greater Whole which is embodied in that Role Model. While the chosen subject has of course been criticized for avaricious policies, his business is responsible for sustaining both my physical and mental health, and I will always remember Amazon.com, primarily, as an unassuming Online Bookstore, for which I'm sure we can all agree that the niche demanded to be filled. I want to honour that legacy; perhaps that is why I would sooner read the numerous books I've had purchased online than to play your Game. [Shrugs.]
Rinzai.
The way I see it, you're a really good troll or a really big idiot and whichever it is the scale is kind of impressive but in the worst way. This comment feels like that moment when I first heard about the big Tour de France pile up, and I didn't yet know whether the perpetrator has done it on purpose to make a statement or was just that thoughtless...but either way the sheer magnitude of the fuck up would've been praise worthy if it wasn't painful and embarrassing to even look at.
THE SPECIFICITY YET ACCURACY OF THE FACT THAT I WOULD FUND ANOTHER SEASON OF MONTHLY GIRLS NOZAKI-KUN IS SOMETHING I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR
got true end on my first playthrough
idk why this was put under horror
because you're jeffery bezos.
Because youre in a HORR-able game
please try harder
AMAZING GAME LOVE IT!!
10/10 IGN
I am Elon Musk lets gooo
the true ending be a whole new world!!!!
Highly effective little game showing just how ridiculous the wealth of the hyper-rich is. Nice job.
i am jeff bezos
i am also, jeff bezos
I want to be able to do weird shit
i wished i had the option to dump all of it into memes and shitposts
one thing to say XD
thattisss craza\a\a\z
yzyyyyThere is a bug. After clicking Support this game and putting in my bank account, my total money did not decrease. Plz fix. Literally unplayable.
xd
Imagine thinking this is a remotely interesting, informative, or funny take, then not reading the lines in game explicitly acknowledging this point, and then in a master stroke of liberal brainworms going to post your so-called point on the internet.
Are you actually Jeff Bezos?
The game itself says about that. They don't think net worth = money you can spend, it's literally just a game where you get to think IF you could just spend stocks like money.
Who cares
the person who commented first seemed to care enough to post a coment and it seems you do to as go through the same process
your mom
true ending. Was interestimg
Thanks for the game!
This puts some things into perspective. And I like how fun and actually somewhat thrilling it became. It's good stuff!
I got "True End". I was so selfless. I don't even care about money till I need it.
i just never paid my taxes and did what i thought was funny
horrifying ending
I really should thank you, your biased game about how capitalism is evil and the world should adopt socialism convinced me to create an account just to post it. Does capitalism have flaws? Yes, most definitely, Is Bezos a good person? Probably not. However, is doing a straw man a logical argument that will convince people? Yeah no.
do you know what satire is
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satire
i bet youre the type of person who yells "but-but cannibalism is bad!!1!!!1!" when someone says eat the rich.
get a sense of humor before playing itch.io games or you arent gonna last long
is the true end the neutral one or nah?
this game seems very interesting.. I like it.
Jumpscare warning:
You are Elon Musk
True Ending at first attempt. I also laughed my ass off
wait if im elon musk then who picked me when i paid the bail?
first playthrough and i get the bad ending. clearly i'm getting rusty with my visual novel/cyoa skills
You are Elon Musk.
True ending first try
me too
i see the poor people are at it again
idk why this got downvoted into another dimension, made me laugh haha
Honestly, I don't get being pissed enough to make a game like this about it especially when we all know you would not do any of this and would instead revel in your newfound wealth
maybe you should go see a colonoscopist because they will assure you that it ain't that deep
maybe you should head over to the doc and get your head checked, if you really wanna pretend like you don't get what I'm saying you're either being an idiot on purpose or just brain dead.
i can assure you, this game is not as deep as you make it out to be
Not everyone would just revel in it, maybe it's just that you would.
sure pal, you would totally give it all away. I'm not saying i would continue to run a sweat shop like Jeff, but you can improve quality of life for your workers without giving away all of your money. to pretend like you would do that is ridiculous.
Why not? I'm happy already, why not use the money to make the world a better place.
because once you're that rich you begin to want more, plenty of people said the same things you guys are saying and a soon as they get that chance its always the same, whether from uncovered greed or fear for your life (a good person is always a threat to the elites) you would fold.
i literally just wouldn't though? like im reluctant to use "im just built different" as a legitimate argument but thats honestly all i need to make your entire point fall apart. id do the right thing because i have free will and money isnt black magic that makes you a bad person, it's a social construct that bad people abuse.
on one hand, while you are right in that abundant wealth creates a desire for more obscene wealth, this is basing off the assumption you watched your own money grow. this simulator is if you (your ego, personality, and morals) are inhabiting jeff bezos' body. meaning you still hold the values from before you were jeff bezos. meaning, you dont actually hold any feelings towards his obscene wealth. and if you knew that this was temporary, and that you would eventually go back to your own body, what would you do? id undoubtedly spend all his money. i still like my life, as poor as i may be, and i hate jeff bezos, the piece of shit he is.
Yeah yeah we get it Beans, you're a shitty person. You may be part of the problem but you don't have to project what you would do onto everyone else.
hey dickweed, money makes you want more money, not to mention that a good person being a billionaire is a threat to the high society, you wouldn't do what you pretend you would, be it because of greed or fear. grow the fuck up.
You're getting a lot of downvotes for someone acting like he knows what he's talking about, lol. YOU wouldn't do anything good with a lot of money because YOU'RE the greedy, cowardly one, and you're projecting those traits onto me. Grow the fuck up.
i wish i could agree that many down-votes would mean I'm wrong, but you've seen how stupid groups of people can be. Anyways, now that the conversation is back to you and me, not all of those faceless no ones, you do also know that almost all of the money Jeff Bezos has isn't liquidated right? he invests it right back into his companies. Another fun point is that even if you arent rich you have plenty to donate at almost every level of American and European society, pretending like its the riches fault is a pansy ass excuse and you fucking know it. So, if you have a response that actually means something (like proof that you donate to charities, that you don't make enough to donate because you have a family) instead of just saying "No, iM noT gREeDy, YoU baD!! me gOoD!!" then feel free too speak up, but if all you have to bring to the table is insults and excuses then quite frankly I'm done talking to you.
wow, one down vote and your at even for your upvotes, it seems like as much as people disagree with me, only one was willing to take your side on this one. maybe because you didn't make any actual fucking points?
Literally where are you getting this "money makes you want more money" info from?
Hmmmm... human nature maybe?
I get a fatal error whenever I open the page.
this is spectacular! I love it so much!
Tis is the best game I've aver played
Silence, filthy communist
fr tho, this was sick and it made me feel sick, I've never had a text based adventure game ever make me feel anything other than boredom, fuckin kudos bro.
complements game -15
Is there a way to pay the 1.5 trillion dollar option at the start or am I hitting restart for no reason?
no i think the thats the joke
this game is incredible
this comment didnt age well
lol
cry abt it